The trial of the 46-year-old man who is accused of having started the fire that consumed several hectares of pasture and houses in Calheta and Porto Moniz, in October last year, began on Thursday at the Central Criminal Court of Funchal. Even though the defendant was silent, the court heard…
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Between January and September, the Public Security Police (PSP) attended to 2,838 traffic accidents, an increase of 3.7% compared to the same period of the year, according to provisional data provided by the PSP’s Regional Command of Madeira to the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM). Of the 2,838…
The Specialised Committee on Environment, Climate and Natural Resources of ALRAM heard, this afternoon, the President of the Association of Shepherds of the Serras de Santo António, São Roque and Arieiro, José Gomes, in order to clarify issues relating to the parliamentary hearing, requested by the PSD, with the aim…
TAP flight 1691 was forced to make an emergency landing at Madeira’s International Airport this afternoon ‘under reinforced security measures.’ The flight, which departed Lisbon airport at 15:30 was met by the police and fire brigade teams who were prepared for any eventuality. Later passengers stated that during the flight,…
The CDU was in Santo da Serra today to “give voice to the stallholders and customers” of the Agricultural Market who, according to a statement from the party, demand the Municipality of Santo Cruz to take accountability of the degenerative state of the market and infrastructure. Ricardo Lume, leader of…
Some users of Canavieira beach, in Caniço, assure that they are unhappy with the closure of the access path. According to them, this path, “which has always been public,” was closed by a private individual, which is why, they are considering creating a public petition. “How is it possible to…
The Funchal City Council (CMF) has confirmed that it has received prior approval from the Court of Auditors (TdC) to the contract for the acquisition and installation of the new Video Surveillance System for the city of Funchal. The project aims to strengthen public security in places identified by the…
EasyJet flight EZY3202, departing from Edinburgh, Scotland to Tenerife, was forced to make an emergency landing at Porto Santo airport, due to an incident on board with a passenger. The plane landed on the runway in Porto Santo on Friday at 17:00, and the situation was resolved an hour later,…
The Political Commission of the CDS-PP Madeira was present at a demonstration in Santo da Serra over the Municipality of Santa Cruz’s decision to create a one-way system through the high street of Santo da Serra. So now, you can only circulate through the main thoroughfare from the direction of…
A house on Rua da Infância collapsed this morning, leaving the 11 Nepalese living in the house homeless. They have since been rehoused. Bruno Pereira, Vice-President of the Funchal City Council, told JM that four other neighbours are currently waiting for engineers to inspect their homes as a precautionary measure. …
The PS-Madeira said, in a statement, that they are concerned about the increase in the number of cases where hospital patients become infected by superbugs in the Region. Therefore, they want details from the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection covering ‘superbug’ infections over the last five years as…
The Portuguese Navy will command, as of Tuesday, the 16th of October, the European Union Naval Force – Operation Atalanta, which aims to protect maritime routes and combat piracy. The position will be assumed by Commodore Armando Tinoco, born in 1966 in Coimbra, who throughout his career has held command…
The National Maritime Authority, through the Captain of the Port and Local Commander of the Maritime Police of Funchal, coordinated the rescue of a 42-year-old Polish man, who was in difficulties near Seixal beach. Following an alert received on the 12th of October at 18:39 by the victim’s wife, informing…
The investigation into the political management of the August fires continues tomorrow, in the Assembly of the Republic, with the hearing of the Minister of Internal Administration. The hearing of Margarida Blasco will take place at 09:00, within the scope of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees. …
The Seasonal Vaccination Campaign against Influenza and Covid-19: Autumn-Winter 2024-2025, began on the 18th of September in the Region and aims to protect the population during the winter, when acute viral infections are most common. “Vaccination is the most effective measure to prevent severe disease, hospitalisation, and death from infection,…